Idris Elba May Be the Most Humble James Bond Wannabe Ever

Idris Elba does not seem shaken or stirred by the rumors that he may
play the next James Bond. Instead The Avengers: Age of Ultron and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom actor is poking fun at himself on Twitter.

Earlier this year, Elba, who graced Vanity Fair's Hollywood cover in February, told a rapt Reddit audience that if he was asked to step into the shoes of the world’s most famous spy, he would take the role, without hesitation. “Yes, if it was offered to me, absolutely,” he wrote during his AMA.

Now, he may have a shot at getting his license to kill. A leaked email revealed that Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman Amy Pascal believes that Elba should succeed Daniel Craig as the super spy on Her Majesty’s Secret Service. (Don’t worry about Craig, he told Rolling Stoneback in 2012, “I've been trying to get out of this from the very moment I got into it.”)

As rumors swirl, Elba humbly tweeted, “Isn't 007 supposed to handsome? Glad you think I've got a shot! Happy New year people,” along with a photo where he somehow manages to make his objectively (totally, completely objectively) attractive face look slightly less handsome than usual.

While Elba, who also starred in The Wire and Luther, is interested in taking on the role, [he told N.P.R. earlier] this year (http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2011/09/28/140870300/idris-elba-the-man-who-is-luther-was-stringer-and-could-be-james-bond) that he doesn’t want to be known as “the black James Bond."

“Sean Connery wasn't the Scottish James Bond, and Daniel Craig wasn't the blue-eyed James Bond, so if I played him, I don't want to be called the black James Bond,” he said.